ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(21), P. 13567 - 13574
Published: Oct. 25, 2021
The
enantio-
and
stereoselective
synthesis
of
stereodefined
alkenes,
especially
the
functionalized
Z-isomer
with
an
allylic
stereogenic
center,
remains
a
great
challenge.
We
herein
report
enantioselective
benzylic
C(sp3)–H
alkenylation
simple
alkylarenes
vinyl
bromides
via
photoinduced
nickel
catalysis,
which
allows
for
stereodivergent
both
enantioenriched
Z-
E-alkenes
bearing
aryl-substituted,
tertiary
centers.
Interestingly,
tunable
Z/E-selectivity
is
achieved
by
energy
transfer
catalysis
judicious
choice
photocatalyst
counteranion.
This
versatile
strategy
features
starting
materials,
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
divergent
E-selectivity,
high
enantioselectivities.
Moreover,
formal
asymmetric
alkylation
can
also
be
one-pot
alkenylation/reduction
sequence,
providing
complementary
to
address
notoriously
challenging
stereochemical
control
in
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
bond
construction.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(2), P. 1925 - 2016
Published: Sept. 29, 2021
The
fields
of
C–H
functionalization
and
photoredox
catalysis
have
garnered
enormous
interest
utility
in
the
past
several
decades.
Many
different
scientific
disciplines
relied
on
strategies
including
natural
product
synthesis,
drug
discovery,
radiolabeling,
bioconjugation,
materials,
fine
chemical
synthesis.
In
this
Review,
we
highlight
use
reactions.
We
separate
review
into
inorganic/organometallic
catalysts
organic-based
catalytic
systems.
Further
subdivision
by
reaction
class─either
sp2
or
sp3
functionalization─lends
perspective
tactical
for
these
methods
synthetic
applications.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(8), P. 4237 - 4352
Published: Jan. 24, 2023
The
emergence
of
modern
photocatalysis,
characterized
by
mildness
and
selectivity,
has
significantly
spurred
innovative
late-stage
C–H
functionalization
approaches
that
make
use
low
energy
photons
as
a
controllable
source.
Compared
to
traditional
strategies,
photocatalysis
paves
the
way
toward
complementary
and/or
previously
unattainable
regio-
chemoselectivities.
Merging
compelling
benefits
with
workflow
offers
potentially
unmatched
arsenal
tackle
drug
development
campaigns
beyond.
This
Review
highlights
photocatalytic
strategies
small-molecule
drugs,
agrochemicals,
natural
products,
classified
according
targeted
bond
newly
formed
one.
Emphasis
is
devoted
identifying,
describing,
comparing
main
mechanistic
scenarios.
draws
critical
comparison
between
established
ionic
chemistry
photocatalyzed
radical-based
manifolds.
aims
establish
current
state-of-the-art
illustrate
key
unsolved
challenges
be
addressed
in
future.
authors
aim
introduce
general
readership
functionalization,
specialist
practitioners
evaluation
methodologies,
potential
for
improvement,
future
uncharted
directions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(6), P. 5842 - 5976
Published: Jan. 24, 2022
Benefiting
from
the
impressive
increase
in
fundamental
knowledge,
last
20
years
have
shown
a
continuous
burst
of
new
ideas
and
consequently
plethora
catalytic
methods
for
enantioselective
radical
reactions.
This
review
aims
to
provide
complete
survey
progress
achieved
over
this
latter
period.
The
first
part
focuses
on
use
chiral
organocatalysts,
these
include
catalysts
covalently
linked
substrate
those
that
interact
with
by
weaker
interactions
like
hydrogen
bonds.
second
is
devoted
transition-metal
redox
catalysis
which
organized
according
increasing
atomic
number
first-row
transition
metals
(Ti,
Cr,
Fe,
Mn,
Co,
Ni,
Cu).
Bioinspired
manganese-
iron-mediated
hydroxylations
oxidations
are
also
discussed.
A
specific
section
dedicated
reactivity
Ru,
Rh,
Ir
complexes
as
Lewis
acids
special
focus
at
metal.
Absorption
photons
result
different
events
such
energy
transfer,
single-electron
hydrogen-atom
transfer
facilitating
formation
radicals.
Organocatalysis
has
been
successfully
combined
photocatalysts,
opened
pathways
enlarging
precursors
available.
merger
photocatalysis
organo-
or
metalla-photocatalysis
brought
novelty
allowed
discovery
large
original
transformations.
enzyme-catalyzed
reactions
involving
intermediates
largely
benefit
visible-light
irradiation
included
review.
provides
comprehensive
inventory
goal
detailing
reaction
mechanisms
involved
transformations
any
nonspecialist
could
find
their
own
creativity
invent
yet
unknown
applications.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(22), P. 12808 - 12827
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Transition
metal-catalysed
asymmetric
coupling
has
been
established
as
a
robust
tool
for
constructing
complex
organic
molecules.
Although
this
area
extensively
studied,
the
development
of
efficient
protocols
to
construct
stereogenic
centres
with
excellent
regio-
and
enantioselectivities
is
highly
desirable
remains
challenging.
Asymmetric
transition
metal
catalysis
light
intervention
provides
practical
alternative
strategy
current
methods
considerably
expands
synthetic
utility
result
abundant
feedstocks
mild
conditions.
This
tutorial
review
comprehensively
summarizes
recent
advances
in
transition-metal-catalysed
reactions
intervention;
particular,
concise
analysis
substrate
scope
mechanistic
scenarios
governing
stereocontrol
discussed.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(2), P. 1045 - 1055
Published: Jan. 5, 2022
Ni/photoredox
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
platform
for
C(sp2)–C(sp3)
bond
formation.
While
many
of
these
methods
typically
employ
aryl
bromides
the
C(sp2)
coupling
partner,
variety
aliphatic
radical
sources
have
been
investigated.
In
principle,
reactions
enable
access
to
same
product
scaffolds,
but
it
can
be
hard
discern
which
method
because
nonstandardized
sets
are
used
in
scope
evaluation.
Herein,
we
report
Ni/photoredox-catalyzed
(deutero)methylation
and
alkylation
halides
where
benzaldehyde
di(alkyl)
acetals
serve
alcohol-derived
sources.
Reaction
development,
mechanistic
studies,
late-stage
derivatization
biologically
relevant
chloride,
fenofibrate,
presented.
Then,
describe
integration
data
science
techniques,
including
DFT
featurization,
dimensionality
reduction,
hierarchical
clustering,
delineate
diverse
succinct
collection
that
is
representative
chemical
space
substrate
class.
By
superimposing
examples
from
published
on
this
space,
identify
areas
sparse
coverage
high
versus
low
average
yields,
enabling
comparisons
between
prior
art
new
method.
Additionally,
demonstrate
systematically
selected
quantify
population-wide
reactivity
trends
reveal
possible
functional
group
incompatibility
with
supervised
machine
learning.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(19), P. 8797 - 8806
Published: May 3, 2022
Chiral
α-aryl
N-heterocycles
are
commonly
found
in
natural
products,
pharmaceutical
agents,
and
chiral
catalysts
but
remain
challenging
to
access
via
asymmetric
catalysis.
Herein,
we
report
a
general
modular
approach
for
the
direct
enantioselective
α-arylation
of
saturated
azacycles
acyclic
N-alkyl
benzamides
nickel/photoredox
dual
This
process
exploits
hydrogen
atom
transfer
ability
photoeliminated
chlorine
radicals
convert
corresponding
α-amino
alkyl
that
then
coupled
with
ubiquitous
inexpensive
(hetero)aryl
chlorides.
These
coupling
reactions
require
no
oxidants
or
organometallic
reagents,
feature
feedstock
starting
materials,
broad
substrate
scope,
high
enantioselectivities,
applicable
late-stage
diversification
medicinally
relevant
complex
molecules.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
nickel
catalyst
uncommonly
plays
multiple
roles,
accomplishing
radical
generation,
capture,
cross-coupling,
induction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(47), P. 21674 - 21682
Published: Nov. 17, 2022
Asymmetric
sp3
C–H
functionalization
has
been
demonstrated
to
substantially
expedite
target
molecule
synthesis,
spanning
from
feedstocks
upgradation
late-stage
modification
of
complex
molecules.
Herein,
we
report
a
highly
efficient
and
sustainable
method
for
enantioselective
benzylic
cyanation
by
merging
electrophoto-
copper
catalysis.
A
novel
catalytic
system
allows
one
independently
regulate
the
hydrogen
atom
transfer
step
radical
formation
speciation
Cu(II)/Cu(I)
effectively
capture
transient
intermediate,
through
tuning
electronic
property
anthraquinone-type
photocatalyst
simply
modulating
applied
current,
respectively.
Such
decoupled
relay
catalysis
enables
unified
approach
diverse
alkylarenes,
many
which
are
much
less
reactive
or
even
unreactive
using
existing
relying
on
coupled
relay.
Moreover,
current
protocol
is
also
amenable
bioactive
molecules,
including
natural
products
drugs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(11), P. 6270 - 6279
Published: March 7, 2023
An
electrochemically
driven
nickel-catalyzed
enantioselective
reductive
cross-coupling
of
aryl
aziridines
with
alkenyl
bromides
has
been
developed,
affording
enantioenriched
β-aryl
homoallylic
amines
excellent
E-selectivity.
This
electroreductive
strategy
proceeds
in
the
absence
heterogeneous
metal
reductants
and
sacrificial
anodes
by
employing
constant
current
electrolysis
an
undivided
cell
triethylamine
as
a
terminal
reductant.
The
reaction
features
mild
conditions,
remarkable
stereocontrol,
broad
substrate
scope,
functional
group
compatibility,
which
was
illustrated
late-stage
functionalization
bioactive
molecules.
Mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
this
transformation
conforms
stereoconvergent
mechanism
aziridine
is
activated
through
nucleophilic
halide
ring-opening
process.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(12), P. 6944 - 6952
Published: March 15, 2023
Enantioselective
metallaphotoredox
catalysis,
which
combines
photoredox
catalysis
and
asymmetric
transition-metal
has
become
an
effective
approach
to
achieve
stereoconvergence
under
mild
conditions.
Although
many
impressive
synthetic
approaches
have
been
developed
access
central
chirality,
the
construction
of
axial
chirality
by
still
remains
underexplored.
Herein,
we
report
two
visible
light-induced
cobalt-catalyzed
reductive
couplings
biaryl
dialdehydes
synthesize
axially
chiral
aldehydes
(60
examples,
up
98%
yield,
>19:1
dr,
>99%
ee).
This
protocol
shows
good
functional
group
tolerance,
broad
substrate
scope,
excellent
diastereo-
enantioselectivity.